Christmas items used on model railroad

[Gary B]

I'm rather unconventional in adapting things to the Fox River Valley RR. I have found that both ornaments and Christmas village items are a good source.
Hallmark Keepsake ornaments are especially nice. Trick is to find ones that scale close and get them cheap. Anyone else using holiday items on their layouts?
Here's one of my favorites, a Gee Bee racing plane. I tell people the Rocketeer had to make an emergency landing along the tracks.

 

[AuburnCentral]

Clever

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

I'm rather unconventional in adapting things to the Fox River Valley RR. I have found that both ornaments and Christmas village items are a good source.
Hallmark Keepsake ornaments are especially nice. Trick is to find ones that scale close and get them cheap. Anyone else using holiday items on their layouts?
Here's one of my favorites, a Gee Bee racing plane. I tell people the Rocketeer had to make an emergency landing along the tracks.

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I used the branches from a retired Christmas tree to make HO evergreen trees of assorted sizes and types.

The light in the CM's office building is from a Department 56 building that broke a long time ago. I put an LED bulb in it so it would be cool and safe.

The work/security lights in and on the roundhouse are tiny LED Christmas lights.

These photos, taken around Christmas on my old layout, show wreathes I got from some battery operated streetlights for a Christmas display on the smokebox doors of a few of my engines.

 

[Gary B]

I used the branches from a retired Christmas tree to make HO evergreen trees of assorted sizes and types.

Actually, most of my trees are Christmas village trees sprayed and flocked with ground foam then a spray of clear topped with static grass and a little Woodland Scenics yellow, red or orange flowers to add additional color.

 

[Gary B]

Here's three Christmas items in one scene. Two Hallmark boat ornaments plus a village dock. The boats are a bit large but suit my purpose.

 

[Gary B]

The clock on the corner of my Marshall Fields department store started off as another Christmas village decorations. I cut the base off which I then used for the base for a statue.

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Here's three Christmas items in one scene. Two Hallmark boat ornaments plus a village dock. The boats are a bit large but suit my purpose.View attachment 211092View attachment 211093View attachment 211091

Looks good! I would think somebody would have stare awhile to notice that the size of the boats may be off, especially since pleasure and sports boats come in different sizes.

 

[Gary B]

Looks good! I would think somebody would have stare awhile to notice that the size of the boats may be off, especially since pleasure and sports boats come in different sizes.

If I find something close enough to pass I figure it's better than nothing.

 

[Gary B]

I needed a gazebo and another Hallmark ornament worked perfectly. Yes that is a unicorn

 

[Gary B]

Here's a small house front also from Hallmark. Looks better to me against my back drop than hanging on the

 

[Old 97]

Here's three Christmas items in one scene. Two Hallmark boat ornaments plus a village dock. The boats are a bit large but suit my purpose.View attachment 211092View attachment 211093View attachment 211091

Bigger boats take longer to sink.

 

[Gary B]

I've always had a thing for old water towers

 

[Gary B]

OK, Today how about the largest Christmas items on the layout? intended to be hung on a wall, works well in the wall hugging town of Clifton.

 

[Gary B]

Not as impressive but a funky little trailer I picked up.

 

[Gary B]

The lanterns I added around the entrance of this office tower were taken from a Christmas village street light. I'm not sure where the snowman came from.

 

[Bruette]

Gary I am enjoying this thread, thank you!

 

[Gary B]

Gary I am enjoying this thread, thank you!

I knew you would Louis. Did you notice Mighty Joe Young climbing up the antenna? Well I guess this will be the last addition I make to this thread. A Hallmark Ercoupe flying high over the town of Summit.

Of course all of my unconventional uses aren't only Christmas related. But for showing off these, I'll start new thread.

 

[Bruette]

Did you notice Mighty Joe Young climbing up the antenna?

I must have looked at that photo half a dozen times, to be honest I missed him. Now I see him, he is very cool!

 

[PMW]

Gary I am enjoying this thread, thank you!

I second that!

 

[Gary B]